The Black Rose
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Once upon a time, the king and queen of a prosperous and wealthy kingdom were blessed with the gift of a baby boy, an heir to take the throne and carry on the Lee family name. Neither of them could have been more thrilled.
They threw the newborn a large and lavish party in celebration of his birth, inviting everyone, even peasants, to come.
Everyone but one cruel, cold-hearted warlock.
Three wizards among the guests had presented gifts to the child; kindness and irresistibility being the first two.
The last wizard was about to give the boy his gift when the dark being stormed into the palace and crashed the party, furious that he was treated as an outcast and a monster for his powers and immortality.
Fuming with anger, he put a curse upon the newborn, a curse that would force him to prick his finger on a black rose and fall into a deep sleep on the day of his 18th birthday.
Horrified by the curse, the king and queen sent their baby off to live in a cabin in the woods with the three wizards and for protection, who disguised him as a girl to protect the young prince's identity. The evil warlock could not be fooled, however, and was always watching the little prince as he grew older to ensure nothing would get in the way of his vengeance.
And as for the last gift the wizard was able to bestow, only a true love's kiss would break the spell and free the prince from his sleep as black as the rose he w
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